Sausage-Stuffed Meatloaf

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            FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to A. J. Allred for this one:

Signs You're at a Lame Office Christmas Party

9. The "open bar" referred to on the invitation is the one across the
street and down the block.

8. Instead of platters of hors d'oeuvres, there are discount prices
at the lunchroom vending machines.

7. Somebody's been copying or faxing the fruitcake to the other
departments. The same fruitcake they faxed you last year.

6. Instead of festive holiday napkins, there's a pile of
miscellaneous napkins from a wide variety of fast food establishments
that are close to your workplace.

5. Your supervisor lets everyone know he can only stay briefly
because he's going to the *real* Christmas party with upper
management.

4. The bartender keeps trying to foist "non-alcoholic" vodka on you,
which you see him pouring from the water fountain in the hall.

3. The hors d'oeuvres look suspiciously like chopped-up stale donuts
from Henson's birthday last week.

2. The color of the festive pink cupcakes matches the color of the
pay slips being distributed.

And the #1 Sign You're at a Lame Office Christmas Party...

1. It's January 12th.

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            TODAY'S RECIPE
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Here is the first main dish ever published by World Wide Recipes. The
date was January 8, 1998, and the entire edition consisted of nothing
but the recipe below.

Nothing spells comfort more than meatloaf. Here's a recipe that is
sure to become a family favorite.

Sausage-Stuffed Meatloaf

2 egg
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/2 Italian sausage (in links)
1 16-ounce can tomatoes, chopped and juice reserved
3/4 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup onion finely chopped
2 Tbs. parsley chopped
2 Tbs. sesame seeds
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
3 slices bacon cut in half crosswise

In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs with a fork. Add beef, tomatoes
with juice, bread crumbs, onion, parsley, sesame seeds, salt and
pepper. Mix until well blended. Press half of mixture firmly into a
9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. Lay the sausage links lengthwise down the
center of the pan, and fill with the remaining meat mixture. Run a
thin knife around edge and invert meatloaf into a shallow baking dish
(about 12 x 8 x 2-inch). Arrange bacon pieces on top. Bake in 350
degree oven for 1 hour. Spoon off fat drippings. Bake 30 minutes
longer or until no longer pink in center. Drain off any additional
drippings. Cover loosely with foil and let stand for 10 minutes.
Transfer to a serving platter. Serves 6 - 8.
Received on Thu Dec 23 06:12:19 2004